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BIBLIOTHECA GAZETTE ~ Holiday Edition 2024


Unlike when I took the summer off, I don't feel the need to explain why November and December are lumped together here. (This is still getting out much later than I planned, but hey, story of my life.) Luckily, unlike me, many of our bloggers had a burst of activity towards the end of the year. And some of them even wrote about our twin themes: Soup and Farewells


 

Cupcakes & Unicorns - Wardrobe Farewells

Oh look, it’s us! Sort of. You’ll know it when you see it.

I second the “if you’re nervous about washing your stuff, consider wearing easily washable stuff under your stuff” strat. frillSquid - Bibliotheca: Farewells

There’s a secret extra stage to this temporal continuum that unlocks when you end up working the convention…


Kelp - Soup

This post isn’t about Hamburger Steak (which is neither a hamburger nor a steak)


You have a lot of options, such as an ironing board cover! (Ask your crusty lolita friends about that one, kiddos.)



 

Cupcakes & Unicorns


This is where I make a joke about saying ‘you know the drill’ for these posts.


Had to set aside my long-standing grudge against squirrels here


One thing I’ve learned is many people have no idea how expensive renting event spaces is ;_;


Oh look, it’s us- wait, I already made that joke.


Chris! Chris! Chris!



 

frillSquid

I am also trying to leave the house more in a social way these days (in weird clothes even).


As a cultural anthropologist, it was kind of morbidly interesting to see this happen in real time…


Fun fact: I had to relook up what inimitable means.



 

Hello Lizzie Bee


Everyone talks about pockets but built-in shorts tho…


Okay whenever I see food made green I just think of the Shrek ketchup. Shrekchup?


We here at Bay Area Kei love a good bread.


I had to look up lebkuchen even though I’ve totally had it before


You’ve heard of a cavalcade of stars, get ready for a …cluster…of co*de…? I tried.



 

I Don't Know Much But I'm Learning


My first reaction to ‘are druids mori’ was ‘but I’ve never seen one in a maxi skirt’



 

Josine Maaike


Today, crisp lace, tomorrow…lace…crisps? (Actually that’s maybe just tuile cookies, huh.)


That is sure a URL on the tag!


I always enjoy seeing the Heart E panda in the wild.


We here of course are encouraging your resolution to make more blog content for no selfish reason whatsoever.



 

Lovelylaceandlies




Don’t worry, the suggestions here are relevant all year long!



 

Luna by the Lake with Cake


Fun fact: my exercise mat folds?? into a square?? Truly we live in the future.



 

Mahou Queen

Lots of heart bags to choose from nowadays! I, of course, have a MILK one myself.



 

Rosiers Sauvages


Fun fact: multiple members of Bay Area Kei all own the same AD boots.


My Zojirushi bread machine starts with Oh Susanna, which is not what I was expecting.


Reading this reinforced why this social scientist stays away from internet discussions…


This post isn’t really about picnics, but I cannot emphasize enough - if your meetup has a potluck aspect, bring savory food


There’s lots of accessible research on the designer character (DC) brand movement for anyone interested! (Of course, my favorite DC brand is MILK)



 

Sweet Dreams


Moral of the story: Lighting Design is important

I nod in sympathy at the patch test hubris…


Food ferris wheel, of course!


Fun fact: you legally cannot name a child Akuma in Japan. Or really I think anything with 悪 in it.

Glad to see people making good on the ol’ “we should go back to forums” convos!



 

Wear Your Bows


Tired: asking people their fav cupcake, wired: asking people their fav buttercream


Forks…for cupcakes…


I thought to myself “I will probably recognize the manga title” and reader, the answer was yes.

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